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The Alton crime rate is lower than the Texas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #385

Alton, TX	1,388.40
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Alton, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Alton, TX	Count	0	1	4	5	45	186	22	1
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	6.5	26.1	32.7	293.9	1,214.8	143.7	6.5	627
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Alton, TX	Count	1	NA	6	3	69	223	33	2
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	6.8	NA	40.7	20.3	467.6	1,511.2	223.6	13.6	907
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Alton, TX	Count	0	3	4	2	85	222	28	1
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	21.2	28.2	14.1	599.5	1,565.8	197.5	7.1	953
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	6	8	78	257	39	11
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	47.6	63.5	619.0	2,039.5	309.5	87.3	1,113
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Alton, TX	Count	0	1	7	19	116	324	42	4
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	8.1	56.7	153.9	939.3	2,623.7	340.1	32.4	1,577
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	10	24	148	206	62	2
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	83.7	200.9	1,239.0	1,724.6	519.0	16.7	1,638
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Alton, TX	Count	0	1	5	15	80	191	37	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	46.0	137.9	735.6	1,756.2	340.2	0.0	1,230
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Alton, TX	Count	0	1	3	5	87	234	51	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	12.8	38.5	64.2	1,116.4	3,002.7	654.4	0.0	1,822
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	3	4	84	229	42	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	41.3	55.1	1,157.5	3,155.6	578.8	0.0	1,774
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	9	15	77	259	46	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	130.5	217.5	1,116.3	3,754.7	666.9	0.0	2,243
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Alton, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Alton, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Alton, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Alton, TX	1.21
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Alton, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Alton, TX	Count	24	18	6
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	156.8	117.6	39.2	1.37
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Alton, TX	Count	21	15	6
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	142.3	101.7	40.7	1.22
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Alton, TX	Count	19	14	5
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	134.0	98.7	35.3	1.16
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Alton, TX	Count	20	15	5
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	158.7	119.0	39.7	1.39
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Alton, TX	Count	17	13	4
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	137.7	105.3	32.4	1.21
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Alton, TX	Count	17	13	4
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	142.3	108.8	33.5	1.26
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Alton, TX	Count	16	12	4
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	147.1	110.3	36.8	1.29
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Alton, TX	Count	16	12	4
	Alton, TX	Per 100,000	205.3	154.0	51.3	1.80
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2005	Alton, TX	Count	14	10	4